Religion, Education & Extremism: Indonesian & U.S. Perspectives Conference

Audiences: General Public, College of Education Faculty, Staff, and Students

Sponsors: MSU Asian Studies Center, MSU College of Education, MSU Muslim Studies Program, Muslim Mental Health Association

This conference brings together ideas from Indonesia and the USA on religion, education and extremism. We will discuss the role of education in Indonesia, particularly in Madrasah, in the prevention of violent extremism.

Panel 1: 1:00 – 2:30 p.m.
Education, Religion and the Prevention of Violent Extremism
Speakers: Fauziah Fauzan, Professor Avner Segall and Assistant Professor Farha Abbasi

Panel 2: 2:30 – 4:00 p.m.
Religion and Extremism: Indonesia and U.S. Perspectives
Imam Shamsi Ali and Associate Professor Mohammad Khalil

Parking: Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center ramp (fee lot; access across the street at 55 S Harrison Rd)

Please check in at the dining hall entrance (facing Harrison Rd, Brody Complex, second floor). Make your lunch selections. Some Halal meals available; ask at the dining hall entrance. Proceed to the conference room in the southwest corner of the second floor (Rm 221) with your lunch.

For more information, contact the Asian Studies Center at 517-353-1680 or asianc@msu.edu.

Generously funded by the Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia, Chicago